gage

Old French

noun

Definitions

wage (regular remuneration)
(figuratively) payment

Etymology

Inherited from Latin wadium derived from Frankish *waddī, *wadi (wager, stake, pledge).

Origin

Frankish

*waddī, *wadi

Gloss

wager, stake, pledge

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

wadium Latin
Gage German
gaggio Italian
gage Dutch, Flemish
gage French
gager French
*wadją Proto-Germanic
gauge Old French
morgage Old French
mort Old French
gagi Norman
gage Middle French
*waddi Frankish
*waddī, *wadi Frankish
Gaasch Low German